Mersey Multimodal Gateway container port
- Linked directly to West Coast Mainline
- The port can accept up to twelve trains per day
- Construction of four new rail reception sidings will increase capacity to SIXTEEN trains per day
- 12 minute vehicle turn around – the fastest in the UK
- 1,100 vehicles handled per day
- 24 hour operation 5 days per week
- Secure storage for over 6,000 containers
- Four rail-mounted cranes with automated container positional and recovery system and advanced GPS planning and tracking system
